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Bree James is an up-and-comer in the book world. She doesn’t care about writing anything serious. She just wants to have fun. Her books are full of spicy vampires and witches, and she’s just excited to be invited to the literary party.
Brody Bates has only ever wanted one thing, to stand on his own two feet. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps, but Brody was determined to do his own thing. Now he’s one of the top high-fantasy authors in the game, and he takes himself very, very seriously.
An unfortunate run-in—literally—at an author conference makes them enemies. Two years later, they find they’re both living in the same community in Savannah, Georgia, and the love still isn’t flowing between them.
Everything Bree and Brody do is a competition. They don’t want to play nice.
When their publishers sign them up for a special book promotion event—one that lasts the entire summer—they’re forced to play nice with one another. That means months of pretending it’s not hate fueling them.
There’s just one thing, the more time they spend together, the more they realize they have in common.
Bree and Brody come from different backgrounds, but they somehow ended up in the same place, with the same goals. Now they just have to get over the past and decide what that means, for both of them.
Brody Bates has only ever wanted one thing, to stand on his own two feet. His father wanted him to follow in his footsteps, but Brody was determined to do his own thing. Now he’s one of the top high-fantasy authors in the game, and he takes himself very, very seriously.
An unfortunate run-in—literally—at an author conference makes them enemies. Two years later, they find they’re both living in the same community in Savannah, Georgia, and the love still isn’t flowing between them.
Everything Bree and Brody do is a competition. They don’t want to play nice.
When their publishers sign them up for a special book promotion event—one that lasts the entire summer—they’re forced to play nice with one another. That means months of pretending it’s not hate fueling them.
There’s just one thing, the more time they spend together, the more they realize they have in common.
Bree and Brody come from different backgrounds, but they somehow ended up in the same place, with the same goals. Now they just have to get over the past and decide what that means, for both of them.
311 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2026
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March 30, 2026
Love it!
At first I wasn't sure about Ms. Amanda M. Lee writing a romance novel without paranormal, but I love it! It is different as feelings are discussed and as part of character development. But she does a fabulous job as she does with all of her books. I am now just as obsessed with the romance as the paranormal and that was a genre I read for a very long time. To get me back reading tells how good of an author Ms Lee is. I hope this turns into a series I want to know what happens next!
At first I wasn't sure about Ms. Amanda M. Lee writing a romance novel without paranormal, but I love it! It is different as feelings are discussed and as part of character development. But she does a fabulous job as she does with all of her books. I am now just as obsessed with the romance as the paranormal and that was a genre I read for a very long time. To get me back reading tells how good of an author Ms Lee is. I hope this turns into a series I want to know what happens next!
May 24, 2026
A charming read!
Romance isn’t any when you come with baggage but the harsh start with Brody and Bree makes you wonder what it takes to overcome a bad first meeting? Oddly enough only a smidgen of perspective and two friends in common. Throw in some stalking and you have a great ride.
Romance isn’t any when you come with baggage but the harsh start with Brody and Bree makes you wonder what it takes to overcome a bad first meeting? Oddly enough only a smidgen of perspective and two friends in common. Throw in some stalking and you have a great ride.
February 8, 2026
The most unlikable FMC ever! And idek but it’s a struggle to read the chapters about the reading tours - like is this even possible??
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